Wt/sco/aft

English

Etymology

From Old English æftan (“behind”); originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA⁽⁾: /æft/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

aft (uncoontable)

1. The stern portion of a vessel.

Adverb

1. At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

Synonyms

• abaft, astern

Antonyms

• fore, forward

Translations

to the stern

• Bulgarian: назад (bg) (nazad), към кърмата (kǎm kǎrmata)
• Finnish: perässä (fi)

• Russian: на корме, к корме
• Spanish: a popa

See also

• after, fore-and-aft

Anagrams

• ATF, fat, FTA, TAF, TFA

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑft
• IPA^(key): /ɑft/

Noun

aft f, m (plural aften, diminutive aftje n)

1. aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth).

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Scots

Etymology

Alteration of

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑft/

Adverb

aft

1. Obsolete spellin o oft.
   • 1786, Robert Burns, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough:

     "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley".